"first have been cultivated in the Canary Islands before being introduced into Western Europe. Wreath nasturtium (""Tropaeolum polyphyllum"") is a prostrate plant originating from Argentina and Chile. It has silvery, deeply lobed leaves and a profusion of small, bright yellow flowers on long trailing stalks. After flowering, the plant dies back. It is a perennial with underground rhizomes which send up new shoots at intervals. In a suitable sunny location with well drained soil, it will survive for several years. It is a very hardy species; the tubers can grow at depths of enabling the plant to survive at altitudes"
"winter period. Taraxacum officinale Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called ""dandelion""), is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. ""T. officinale"" is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. Common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits that disperse in"
"Taraxacum officinale Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called ""dandelion""), is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. ""T. officinale"" is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. Common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits that disperse in the wind."
"other things, the plants and animals discovered in South America. The English herbalist John Gerard reports having received seeds of the plant from Europe in his 1597 book ""Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes"". ""Tropaeolum majus"" was named by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who chose the genus name because the plant reminded him of an ancient custom: After victory in battle, the Romans erected a trophy pole (or ""tropaeum"", from the Greek tropaion, source of English ""trophy"") on which the vanquished foe's armour and weapons were hung. The plant's round leaves reminded Linnaeus of shields, and its flowers of"
"most popular garden magnolias, ""M"". × ""soulangeana"", is a hybrid of ""M. liliiflora"" and ""M. denudata"". In the eastern United States, five native species are frequently in cultivation: ""M. acuminata"" (as a shade tree), ""M. grandiflora"", ""M. virginiana"", ""M. tripetala"", and ""M. macrophylla"". The last two species must be planted where high winds are not a frequent problem because of the size of their leaves. The flowers of many species are considered edible. In parts of England, the petals of M. grandiflora are pickled and used as a spicy condiment. In some Asian cuisines, the buds are pickled and used"
"the autumn while the summer growing species are best sown in the spring in well-drained compost and covered with of grit or sand. The containers should be kept at below until the seedlings appear in about a month, as too high a temperature inhibits germination. All parts of ""Tropaeolum majus"" are edible. The flower has most often been consumed, making for an especially ornamental salad ingredient; it has a slightly peppery taste reminiscent of watercress, and is also used in stir fry. The flowers contain about 130 mg vitamin C per , about the same amount as is contained in"
"during winter. The most common preparation is aveluk soup, where the leaves are rehydrated and rinsed to reduce bitterness, then stewed with onions, potatoes, walnuts, garlic and bulgur wheat or lentils, and sometimes sour plums. Sorrel Common sorrel or garden sorrel (""Rumex acetosa""), often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock. It is a common plant in grassland habitats and is cultivated as a garden herb or salad vegetable (pot herb). Sorrel is a slender herbaceous perennial plant about high, with roots that run deep into"
"Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius is a plant cultivated for its ornamental flower, edible root, and herbal properties. It also grows wild in many places and is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus, ""Tragopogon"". It is commonly known as purple or common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, goatsbeard or simply salsify (although these last two names are also applied to other species, as well). ""Tragopogon porrifolius"" is a common biennial wildflower, native to Mediterranean regions of Europe but introduced elsewhere, for example, into the British Isles (mainly in central and southern England), other parts"
"Taraxacum Taraxacum () is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. They are native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, ""T. officinale"" and ""T. erythrospermum"", were introduced from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion ( , from French ""dent-de-lion"", meaning ""lion's tooth"") is given to members of the genus. Like other members of the Asteraceae family, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a"
"""Agallis"", be moved to ""Tropidocarpum"". Accepted species as of March 2014: Tropidocarpum Tropidocarpum is a genus of flowering plants in the mustard family. There are two to four species, one of which is extremely rare. ""Tropidocarpum capparideum"", the caper-fruited tropidocarpum, is a plant endemic to California generally considered to be extinct since the 1950s, but has been reported since. Specimens were collected at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, in 2000 and 2001. Its status is currently in debate. The other member of the genus, the dobie pod, ""T. gracile"", is a common mustardlike plant in California and Baja California. It is"
"Sorrel Common sorrel or garden sorrel (""Rumex acetosa""), often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock. It is a common plant in grassland habitats and is cultivated as a garden herb or salad vegetable (pot herb). Sorrel is a slender herbaceous perennial plant about high, with roots that run deep into the ground, as well as juicy stems and edible, arrow-shaped (sagittate) leaves. The leaves, when consumed raw, have a sour taste. The lower leaves are in length with long petioles and a membranous ocrea formed"
"the perennial roots of which can survive the winter underground at altitudes of 3,300 metres (10,000 ft). Plants in this genus have showy, often intensely bright flowers, and rounded, peltate (shield-shaped) leaves with the petiole in the centre. The flowers are bisexual and zygomorphic, with five petals, a superior three-carpelled ovary, and a funnel-shaped nectar spur at the back, formed by modification of one of the five sepals. ""Tropaeolum"" was first imported into Spain by the Spanish botanist Nicolás Monardes, who published an account in 1569 entitled ""Joyful News out of the Newe Founde Worlde"" in which he described, among"
"have been transferred to ""Beauverdia"", ""Nothoscordum"" or ""Tristagma"": ""Ipheion uniflorum"" is widely used as an ornamental garden plant in the Americas, Africa, Australia and Europe. Ipheion The flowering plant genus Ipheion (starflower, spring starflower) belongs to Allioideae, a subfamily of the family Amaryllidaceae. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families no longer recognize the genus, regarding it as a synonym of ""Tristagma"", although The Plant List accepts two species. They are small bulbous perennials with narrow grass-like leaves and honey-scented star-shaped flowers in spring, usually in shades of white or pale blue. The genus occurs naturally in Argentina, Uruguay, and"
"Clover Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus Trifolium (Latin, ""tres"" ""three"" + ""folium"" ""leaf""), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume or pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with highest diversity in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes on mountains in the tropics. They are small annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants. Clover can be evergreen. The leaves are trifoliate (rarely quatrefoiled; see four-leaf clover), cinquefoil, or septfoil), with stipules adnate to the leaf-stalk, and"
"and farms. For example, they are planted among broccoli plants for protection from several common insect pests. Common names for ""Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium"" include: Common names for ""Chrysanthemum coccineum"" include: Pyrethrum Pyrethrum was a genus of several Old World plants now classified as ""Chrysanthemum"" or ""Tanacetum"" (e.g., ""C. coccineum"") which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum continues to be used as a common name for plants formerly included in the genus ""Pyrethrum"". Pyrethrum is also the name of a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum. Some members of the"
"The USDA Hardiness Zone is 7. Tropaeolum polyphyllum Tropaeolum polyphyllum is a species of perennial plant in the Tropaeolaceae family. It is endemic to mountainous regions of Chile and Argentina where it is called in Spanish soldadito grande de la cordillera (great soldier of the mountains). ""Tropaeolum polyphyllum"" is a herbaceous perennial, overwintering as a tuber deep in the soil. It sends out long rhizomes from which shoots develop which trail over the ground. These are densely covered with silvery green, deeply lobed leaves. The flower buds have inflated pale green calyces and the sepals are extended backwards into a"
"used as ornamental landscape plants and also for wasteland reclamation (e.g. mine tailings) and sand dune stabilising. Tagasaste (""Chamaecytisus proliferus""), a Canary Islands native, is widely grown as sheep fodder. Species of broom popular in horticulture are purple broom (""Chamaecytisus purpureus""; purple flowers), Atlas broom (or Moroccan broom) (""Argyrocytisus battandieri"", with silvery foliage), dwarf broom (""Cytisus procumbens""), Provence broom (""Cytisus purgans"") and Spanish broom (""Spartium junceum""). Many of the most popular brooms in gardens are hybrids, notably Kew broom (""Cytisus"" ×""kewensis"", hybrid between ""C. ardoinii"" and ""C. multiflorus"") and Warminster broom (""Cytisus"" ×""praecox"", hybrid between ""C. purgans"" and ""C. multiflorus"")."
"oleanolic acids. The root bark afforded 7α-acetoxyroyleanone, 12-O-methypisiferic acid and sugol. This plant has ornamental value in the garden, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Salvia candelabrum Salvia candelabrum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Spain. It is a woody-based perennial growing to , with woolly grey-green leaves that resemble those of the common sage, ""S. officinalis"", and emit a similar scent when crushed. In summer it bears violet-blue flowers on branching stems held high above the foliage. Diterpenes have been isolated from its green tissues. From the aerial"
"reorganize ""Lotoidea."" The genus ""Trifolium"" currently has 245 recognized species: Clover Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus Trifolium (Latin, ""tres"" ""three"" + ""folium"" ""leaf""), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume or pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with highest diversity in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes on mountains in the tropics. They are small annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants. Clover can be evergreen. The leaves are trifoliate (rarely quatrefoiled; see four-leaf clover),"
"introduced early in the 19th century and has now become naturalized in Britain. The flowers are white or rosy, and resemble those of ""Trifolium repens"". ""Trifolium medium"", meadow or zigzag clover, a perennial with straggling flexuous stems and rose-purple flowers, has potential for interbreeding with ""T. pratense"" to produce perennial crop plants. Other species are: ""Trifolium arvense"", hare's-foot trefoil; found in fields and dry pastures, a soft hairy plant with minute white or pale pink flowers and feathery sepals; ""Trifolium fragiferum"", strawberry clover, with globose, rose-purple heads and swollen calyxes; ""Trifolium campestre"", hop trefoil, on dry pastures and roadsides, the"
"of Garden Merit. Trollius Trollius is a genus of about 30 species of plants in the family Ranunculaceae, closely related to ""Ranunculus"". The common name of some species is globeflower or globe flower. Native to the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity of species in Asia, trollius usually grow in heavy, wet clay soils. They are mostly herbaceous perennials, produce numerous fibrous roots, with bright yellow flowers, though some have orange to lilac coloured flowers. The name ""globe flower"" refers to the petals of ""T. europaeus"" and ""T."" × ""cultorum"" which are curved over the"
"It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. There are many cultivars with a variety of flower colors, including white, red, pink, and dark purple. Trachelium caeruleum Trachelium caeruleum (common name blue throatwort) is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae native to the Mediterranean, where its native range includes Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Sicily. It has also become naturalized in a few areas, including New Zealand, the Azores, and parts of mainland Europe. Growing to tall by wide, it is a woody-based erect herbaceous perennial, with oval leaves and dense cushions of violet-purple"
"rockery. Some more common plant genera represented in the garden include Acacia, Aloe, Bonatea, Crinum, Dierama, Encephalartos, Eucomis, Eulophia, Euphorbia, Gasteria, Gladiolus, Haworthia, Hypoxis, Indigofera, Kniphofia, Plectranthus, Podocarpus, Polygala, Scadoxus, Searsia, Stapelia and Zantedeschia. In the tropical greenhouse a variety of tropical and subtropical plants from all over the world can be found. Some of the plants include a variety of food and medicinal plants including ""Coffea arabica"" (coffee), ""Camellia sinensis"" (tea), ""Vanilla planifolia"" (vanilla), ""Saccharum officinarum"" (sugarcane), ""Cinnamomum zeylanicum"" (cinnamon), ""Oryza sativa"" (rice), ""Theobroma cacao"" (cacao), ""Siphonochilus aethiopicus"" (wild ginger), ""Warburghia salutaris"" (pepper bark tree) and ""Piper nigrum"" (pepper)."
"unguiculata"". ""Genipa americana"" - ""Calycophyllum spruceanum"" - ""Ruta graveolens"" - ""Cephaelis"" - ""Coffea arabica"" - ""Uncaria tomentosa""*. ""Viscum cruciatum"" ""Rosmarinus officinalis"" - ""Ocimum basilicum"". ""Solanum lycocarpum"" - ""Solanum nigrum"" - ""Melissa officinalis"" - ""Datura suaveolens"". ""Cecropia"". ""Momordica"". ""Coronopus didymus"". ""Ficus doliaria"" - ""Ficus gomelleira"" - ""Ficus clusiifolia"". ""Bromeliaceae pinguim"" - ""Ananas"". ""Furcraea foetida"" ""Eugenia uniflora"" - ""Psidium guajava""- ""Psidium cattleianum"" - ""Plinia trunciflora"" - ""Campomanesia corymbosa"". ""Zizyphus joazeiro"". ""Petiveria tetrandra"" ""Tabebuia spp"" - ""Crescentia cujete"" - ""Tabebuia"" - ""Tabebuia aurea"" - ""Jacaranda mimosaefolia"". ""Amomum cardamom""* ""Schinopsis brasiliensis"" - ""Mangifera"". ""Bixa orellana"". ""Euphorbia pulcherrima"" - ""Alchornea triplinervia"" - ""Ricinus communis"" -"
"of male flowers nearer the tip. The fruit is a fleshy berry that ripens red. The fruit is a thin layer covering one large seed. Plants of the genus are native to humid, shady tropical forest habitat. ""Aglaonema"" have been grown as luck-bringing ornamental plants in Asia for centuries. They were introduced to the West in 1885, when they were first brought to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. They have been cultivated, hybridized, and bred into a wide array of cultivars. They live in low-light conditions and are popular houseplants. This mainly tropical genus is known for its intolerance of"
"recombination between homologous chromosomes. ""Taraxacum officinale"" has many English common names (of which some are no longer in use), including blowball, lion's-tooth, cankerwort, milk-witch, yellow-gowan, Irish daisy, monks-head, priest's-crown and puff-ball; other common names include, faceclock, pee-a-bed, wet-a-bed, swine's snout, white endive, and wild endive. Carl Linnaeus named the species ""Leontodon taraxacum"" in 1753. The current genus name ""Taraxacum"" derives possibly from the Arabic ""Tharakhchakon"", or from the Greek ""Tarraxos"". The common name ""dandelion"" comes from the French ""dent de lion"", or ""lion's tooth"", in reference to the plant's jagged-edged leaves. ""Taraxacum officinale"" is native to Europe and Asia, and"
"The plant has also been used in herbalism, also since classical times (it is mentioned by Dioscorides), and is claimed to have beneficial effects on the liver and gallbladder. The root is regarded as a diuretic. Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius is a plant cultivated for its ornamental flower, edible root, and herbal properties. It also grows wild in many places and is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus, ""Tragopogon"". It is commonly known as purple or common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, goatsbeard or simply salsify (although these last two names are also"
"Solanum scabrum Solanum scabrum, also known as garden huckleberry, is an annual or perennial. The origin of the species is uncertain, although Linnaeus attributed it to Africa, but it also occurs in North America, and is naturalized in many countries. In Africa it is cultivated as a leaf vegetable and for dye from the berries. An annual or short-lived perennial herb to 1 m tall, hairless or sparsely hairy. The leaves are usually ovate, 7–12 cm long and 5–8 cm wide, with petioles 1.5–7 cm long. The inflorescence is simple or sometimes branched with 9–12 flowers. The white corolla is"
"Paspalum notatum Paspalum notatum, known commonly as bahiagrass, common bahia, and Pensacola bahia, is a tropical to subtropical perennial grass (family Poaceae). It is known for its prominent V-shaped inflorescence consisting of two spike-like racemes containing multiple tiny spikelets, each about long. This grass is low-growing and creeping with stolons and stout, scaly rhizomes. The stolons are pressed firmly to the ground and root freely from the internodes, forming a dense sod. The flat, tough-textured leaves are usually hairless, with blades wide. They are flat, folded, and inrolled, tapering to a fine point. The leaf bases at the terminus of"
"harvested for consumption by humans for centuries, and are now cultivated on a global scale: Other species are significant food crops regionally, such as Ethiopian eggplant and gilo (""S. aethiopicum""), naranjilla or lulo (""S. quitoense""), turkey berry (""S. torvum""), pepino (""S. muricatum""), the tree tomato or tamarillo (""S. betaceum""), or the ""bush tomatoes"" (several Australian species). The species most widely seen in cultivation as ornamental plants are:- Poisonings associated with certain species of ""Solanum"" are not uncommon and may be fatal. However, several species are locally used in folk medicine, particularly by native peoples who have long employed them. ""Solanum"""
"Parsley Parsley or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region (southern Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia), naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and widely cultivated as a herb, a spice, and a vegetable. Where it grows as a biennial, in the first year, it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves long with numerous leaflets, and a taproot used as a food store over the winter. Parsley is widely used in European, Middle Eastern, and American cooking. Curly leaf parsley is often used as a garnish."
"Many ""Allium"" species have been harvested through human history, but only about a dozen are still economically important today as crops or garden vegetables. Many ""Allium"" species and hybrids are cultivated as ornamentals. These include ""A. cristophii"" and ""A. giganteum"", which are used as border plants for their ornamental flowers, and their ""architectural"" qualities. Several hybrids have been bred, or selected, with rich purple flowers. ""A. hollandicum"" 'Purple Sensation' is one of the most popular and has been given an Award of Garden Merit (H4). These ornamental onions produce spherical umbels on single stalks in spring and summer, in a"
"Tropaeolum polyphyllum Tropaeolum polyphyllum is a species of perennial plant in the Tropaeolaceae family. It is endemic to mountainous regions of Chile and Argentina where it is called in Spanish soldadito grande de la cordillera (great soldier of the mountains). ""Tropaeolum polyphyllum"" is a herbaceous perennial, overwintering as a tuber deep in the soil. It sends out long rhizomes from which shoots develop which trail over the ground. These are densely covered with silvery green, deeply lobed leaves. The flower buds have inflated pale green calyces and the sepals are extended backwards into a short spur. The relatively large and"